Stripling Brothers

The Stripling Brothers were an American old-time country music duo, comprising fiddler Charlie Melvin Stripling (August 8, 1896–January 19, 1966) and his guitar-playing brother Ira Lee Stripling (June 5, 1898–March 11, 1967). They recorded in the late 1920s and 1930s. Charlie Stripling is regarded as "one of the most important American old-time fiddlers."

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	BIRM812	10-in.	11/15/1928	The big footed nigger in the sandy lot	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	BIRM813	10-in.	11/15/1928	The lost child	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4119	10-in.	8/19/1929	Dance all night with a bottle in my hand	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4120	10-in.	8/19/1929	Horse Shoe Bend	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4121	10-in.	8/19/1929	Get off your money	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4122	10-in.	8/19/1929	Lost John	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4123	10-in.	8/19/1929	Big eyed rabbit	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4124	10-in.	8/19/1929	Kennedy rag	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4125	10-in.	8/19/1929	New born blues	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4126	10-in.	8/19/1929	Coal mine blues	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4127	10-in.	8/19/1929	Red River waltz	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4128	10-in.	8/19/1929	Moonlight waltz	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4129	10-in.	8/19/1929	Midnight waltz	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4130	10-in.	8/19/1929	June rose waltz	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4132	10-in.	8/19/1929	Ranger’s hornpipe	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Brunswick	C4133	10-in.	8/19/1929	Railroad bum	Stripling Brothers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	Musical group
Brunswick	C4134	10-in.	8/19/1929	Weeping willow	Stripling Brothers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	Musical group
Brunswick	C4135	10-in.	8/19/1929	Wolves howling	Stripling Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	Musical group
Decca	38618	10-in.	9/10/1934	Silver Lake waltz	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38619	10-in.	9/10/1934	Down yonder	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38620	10-in.	9/10/1934	Over the waves	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38621	10-in.	9/10/1934	Salty dog	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38622	10-in.	9/10/1934	One hundred four	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38623	10-in.	9/10/1934	Sweet bunch of daisies waltz	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38624	10-in.	9/10/1934	Birmingham jail	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38625	10-in.	9/10/1934	Possum hollow breakdown	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38626	10-in.	9/10/1934	Down the L N railroad	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38627	10-in.	9/10/1934	Whiskers	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38628	10-in.	9/10/1934	Wednesday night	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38629	10-in.	9/10/1934	Bug house	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38630	10-in.	9/10/1934	Sweet Silas	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	38631	10-in.	9/10/1934	Chinese breakdown	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60687	10-in.	3/12/1936	When shadows fade away	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60688	10-in.	3/12/1936	Late in the evening	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60689	10-in.	3/12/1936	Big Bully	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60690	10-in.	3/12/1936	Coal valley	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60691	10-in.	3/12/1936	You are always in my dreams	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60692	10-in.	3/12/1936	Big four	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60693	10-in.	3/12/1936	Pallet on the floor	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60694	10-in.	3/12/1936	May flower	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60695	10-in.	3/12/1936	My isle of golden dreams	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60696	10-in.	3/12/1936	Boatman's delight	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60697	10-in.	3/12/1936	Forty drops	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60698	10-in.	3/12/1936	Soft voices	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60699	10-in.	3/12/1936	California blues	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group
Decca	60700	10-in.	3/12/1936	Spanish flang dang	The Stripling Brothers		Musical group

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stripling Brothers," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/345657.

Stripling Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/345657.

"Stripling Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.

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